Black Bottle
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 598 | |
| Blend-Scotch | |
| Scotland | |
| Blended Whisky | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Herbs:
Heather:
Apple:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Honey:
Heather:
Apple:
Zitrus:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Wheat:
Wheat:
Honey:
Seaweed:
Chili:
Maritime Notes:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Honey:
Chili:
Herb:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Floral:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Herb:
Floral:
Bonfire Smoke:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Spices:
Spices:
Nuts:
Malt:
Herb:
Oil:
Sweet:
Oil:
Sweet:
Malt:
Herb:
Wheat:
Herbs:
Heather:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Wheat:
Heather:
Fruit:
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Quality rating of this bottle
2.5
Rate
56
37
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
11. Jun 2010
19. Jun 2015
12. Apr 2013
01. Oct 2013
20. Jan 2016
16. Oct 2016
This Blended Scotch is not what it once was after the radical 'rebranding' to please market demands and make it 'easy accessible'. The aroma of Black Bottle is restrained with wood sap, bitter grain and some floral notes. Peat smoke? Nope. Tastewise, youthful harshness and sweet malt combine with honey, ginger and very distant peatiness. Dominated by bitter grain whisky, the finish is spicy, rather short and altogether featureless. Having lost the characterful impact of Islay malts, this blend only remains a shadow of its former glory. It's drinkable - no more, no less.
RATING: 2.4/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
RATING: 2.4/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
31. Oct 2010
18. Dec 2012
28. Nov 2015
22. Jan 2012
